I've googled and never found any articles or posts relating SoM and FMA. The fact that Shadow of Memories came out in Feb 2001 and FMA came out in July 2001 of the same year, this can't be just coincidence. The whole plot was put in motion by Homunculus to guarantee his release as a paradox (the whole story is absolute bonkers).Īnyway it's quite easy to see a few similarities like the concept of alchemy, a Homunculus coming from a Philosopher's Stone, Hugo trying to find the Stone to resurrect his mom after a failed attempt with alchemy, the German influences but the biggest one is the similarity between Eike Kusch and Edward Elric in terms of design: But he ended up betraying Homunculus and he was punished with amnesia so Dr Wagner is really Eike Kusch. The game is set in Lebensbaum, a small German town in 2001 but makes use of time travel to reach different eras as your protagonist fights against destiny. In the end it turns out Dr Wagner initially released Homunculus from the Stone and made a deal for eternal youth. Shadow of Memories also known as Shadow of Destiny is an adventure video game released by Konami in 2001 on the PlayStation 2. Sin posibilidad de defenderte y sin saber los motivos de tu asesino. Al comenzar el juego eres asesinado en la plaza de un pueblo por un desconocido. Does it end on another broken, souless or, for some reason, unenjoyabl.
An archaic relic from another era, destined to be forgotten. So this is to be the last of the PS2 reviews and, indeed, reviews for quite some time. He previously attempted to but failed due to his inexperience with alchemy and brought back the wrong soul. Brought to eerie life with stunning graphics that reflect changing times of day and weather conditions, and with storytelling worthy of a master mystery. Shadow of Memories - Capítulo 1: El Malabarista. Being coldly analytical, Shadow of Memories is an awful game. Hugo built a time machine to take revenge on Eike and to search for the Philosopher's Stone so that Hugo can resurrect his dead mom. Originally released for the PlayStation 2.
Through a series of events thats leads to the disappearance of Dr Wagner and the death of his wife, Eike finds out his unknown assailant is the son of Dr Wagner, Hugo. Shadow of Memories is an adventure game developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo and published by Konami. After much failed attempts Eike finds himself in the 15th century where he meets an alchemist, Dr Wagner. IF any further proof were needed that storytelling in games is primitive, childish and in need of a revolution, this is it. There Homunculus gives him a device that enables him to time travel and change his fate. The voice cast is completely different, along with being severely cut down - nine of the game's 13 voiced characters are silent in this version.In Shadow of Memories (or Shadow of Destiny in NA) you play as Eike Kusch who gets killed by an unknown assailant after visiting the fictional German town of Lebensbaum and his soul is transported into a realm where he meets Homunculus.
The PSP version, while keeping the same plot as the previous iterations, made a number of changes. Eike and Margarete claim this was his destiny. While tossing the Z-Pad back, what seems to be a shard from the Z-Pad hits Homunculus' weak and fragile body, making him vanish. Upon the duo's return to the present, Eike claims the Z-Pad is broken, which triggers Homunculus to take a look. Knowing youre about to die is even less of a joyful prospect.